Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, on Sunday becomes the first of the big-name potential 2028 Democratic White House hopefuls to visit a key primary state.
Twelve years ago, I was nine years old, playing on the beach and savoring the final moments of spring break 2013. Unexpectedly, my mom shouted from her beach chair, “We have a new pope!” I dashed over to her chair, interested in this exclamation. “He’s a Jesuit, that’s weird,” she continued. I just nodded, not sure […]
The funeral of Pope Francis — the world's first Argentinean pontiff — will be held in Rome early Saturday as Catholics around the globe gather to pay their respects. Francis died Monday at the age of 88 from a stroke — a complication of chronic lung disease, which had plagued the pope for months. His...
Pope Francis's funeral is slated to begin early Saturday in Rome as Catholics mourn the loss of their leader and prepare for the conclave to replace him. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re will preside over Francis's funeral in St. Peter's Square and is expected to deliver the eulogy. Francis died earlier this week from heart failure...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) are in Denver on Friday, holding a rally in protest of President Trump's policies that they argue favor the rich. The event comes a day after Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez kicked off their "Fight Oligarchy" tour in Las Vegas. The two lawmakers focused much of their criticism...
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) launched a whistleblower portal to document President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts to overhaul the federal government and its initiatives to dismantle agencies and departments. The new portal, launched Friday, looks to tally information from both private and public employees regarding DOGE’s work. “Whistleblowers play a vital role in...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Medical school advocates warn Trump order could impede aspiring doctors President Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education could make it harder for medical students to become doctors, a nonprofit group warns, given institutions rely on...
Weeks of violent protests at Elon Musk’s Tesla showrooms and charging stations are fueling concerns political tensions could be reaching a boiling point amid anger and frustration over Musk's efforts to slash the federal bureaucracy. From vandalized Teslas to gunshots at dealerships, protests have popped up across the nation amid anger and frustration over Musk's...
Columbia University said Friday it has agreed to a list of demands from the Trump administration as its seek to begin talks to restore $400 million in federal funding. After the administration cut off the funds over what it called failure to protect students from antisemitism, the federal government outlined steps the university would have...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) swiped at Rep. Gabe Evans (R-Colo.) at a rally in his district Friday, telling his constituents they "deserve better." "I hear that you have a representative that has not done a town hall," Ocasio-Cortez told a crowd at the second stop of her "Fighting Oligarchy" tour with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) eliminated its Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, firing those responsible for oversight of the Trump administration’s immigration policies. The New York Times first reported the move, indicating that more than 100 staff members of the office were put on administrative leave for the next 60 days. In...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that Argentina’s former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and the country’s former minister are barred from visiting the U.S. due to their involvement in "significant corruption " while in public office. Rubio said on Friday that Kirchner and Argentina’s former Minister of Planning Julio Miguel De Vido “abused their...
Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) have challenged the legality of a recent order of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) leadership asking its staff to shred and burn the agency's classified documents and personnel records. The Democratic lawmakers wrote a letter Friday to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is the...
🔵 Plus: Bernie Sanders & AOC's huge crowds {beacon} GOP defense hawks brace for Trump changes PRESIDENT TRUMP UNVEILED the sixth generation F-47 fighter jet Friday, as top Republicans in Congress warned him against reported plans to shake up the U.S. military command abroad. Trump was flanked by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other...
